HP-UX Secure Shell A.05.30.008 and A.05.30.009 Release Notes

1 HP-UX Secure Shell A.05.30
This document discusses the most recent product information for HP-UX Secure Shell versions
A.05.30.008 and A.05.30.009 that are supported on HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 respectively.
This document addresses the following topics:
• “Secure Shell Versions on HP-UX” (page 5)
• “New Features” (page 5)
• “Defects Fixed in OpenSSH5.3p1” (page 6)
• “Defects Fixed in HP-UX Secure Shell A.05.30” (page 6)
• “Known Problems and Workarounds” (page 6)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell and the Strong Random Number Generator” (page 8)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell Resources” (page 8)
• “Prerequisites” (page 8)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell Software Availability” (page 9)
• “Installing HP-UX Secure Shell” (page 9)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell and chroot Environments” (page 10)
• “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)” (page 10)
Announcement
HP-UX Secure Shell version A.05.30 is based on OpenSSH 5.3p1. HP-UX Secure Shell supports
the SSH-1 and SSH-2 protocols and provides secured remote login, file transfer, and remote
command execution.
Secure Shell Versions on HP-UX
Table 1-1 lists the versions of HP-UX Secure Shell products available for HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX
11i v3.
Table 1-1 Availability of Secure Shell Versions on HP-UX
VersionSupported Operating System
HP-UX Secure Shell version A.05.30.008HP-UX 11i v2
HP-UX Secure Shell version A.05.30.009HP-UX 11i v3
Support Notice
HP provides software technical support for HP-UX Secure Shell for the latest, currently shipping
version and the immediately prior version of the product.
New Features
HP-UX Secure Shell versions A.05.30 is based on OpenSSH5.3p1 and includes the following new
feature:
• HP-UX Secure Shell 5.3 is linked with OpenSSL A.00.09.8l instead of OpenSSL A.00.09.8k.
Support for the Sftpfilecontrol Patch
HP-UX Secure Shell supports the Sftpfilecontrol patch. This patch enables administrators
to set the umask on sftp sessions and to control whether the client may issue chown and chmod
commands in an sftp session. As a result, the following server configuration directives (/opt/
ssh/etc/sshd_config) related to Sftpfilecontrol are supported in this release:
Announcement 5